Abstract:
The Rapid Update Cycle analysis/model system at a 20-km horizontal resolution (RUC20) provides short-range numerical weather guidance for general forecasting, as well as for the special short-term needs of aviation and severe-weather forecasting. This data set consists of 60 meteorological and soil parameters at 50 computational levels.

Quality
Known gaps in these data are listed in the metadata. However, there still may be unknown gaps in these data that are unaccounted for in the metadata. The responsibility for checking data continuity is left to the user.